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ggx2ac

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #1

More at the link: https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Japan-Trends/You-know-your-BO-is-bad-when-your-dog-passes-out

Hana-chan, developed by electrical equipment and software venture Next Technology, takes a whiff, measures it, then reacts by passing out, cozying up or by assuming an alert posture.

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Hey look, it's smelling this guy's foot:

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Oh, now it's dead.

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Relevant details about odor sensor and how Hana behaves:

The dog's nose is equipped with an odor detection sensor that can sniff out and gauge how strong your body odor is -- or if you're wearing too much perfume.

If the odor is almost nonexistent, the fluffy white canine cozies up to its owner, tail wagging. If there is a moderately bad odor, she assumes a barking posture, her head up.

If a foul odor is particularly strong, she falls over on one side.

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The dog uses gestures because it was too offensive for it to say, "This guy smells like an asshole, he kinda looks like one too." /jk

The robot communicates with physical gestures for a reason. If it were to give a numerical readout of what it smells, users might get offended.

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Hana is not an acronym, it's just wordplay for nose.

"Hana," by the way, is Japanese for "nose."

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Squeeze this dog and it will make you smell somewhat acceptable.

The company is now aiming to develop a model equipped with a deodorant function that would be sold to the general public. This model is expected to be rolled out on Nov. 29 at the International Robot Exhibition, in Tokyo.

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Puck Beaverton

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #2

I desperately need this. I'm so fucking paranoid about how I smell.

 

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God Dayumm

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #3

Put a loud alarm on that and it could be very useful

 

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robotrock

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #4

Puck Beaverton said:

I desperately need this. I'm so fucking paranoid about how I smell.

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whenever I’m out and someone asks “do you smell that?”, I panic

 

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Kayhan

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #5

 

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MutFox

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #6

The tech should be in future smartphones...
Can have that dog as an app...

 

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TheOMan

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #7

Kayhan said:

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I can see this getting quite a bit of use.

 

andythinkpad

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #8

Something panties something something...

 

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Blizzard

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #9

That feel when you smell so bad that you kill a robot.

 

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chrisPjelly

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #10

People are going make this poor robo pupper smell their asshole, are they?

 

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Ziltoidia 9

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #11

Puck Beaverton said:

I desperately need this. I'm so fucking paranoid about how I smell.

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Same for me. Causes anxiety at all times at work basically.

 

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ggx2ac

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #12

FTFY:

chrisPjelly said:

People are going to fart on this poor robo pupper, aren't they?

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Maximo

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #13

Need some to alert people before they enter a Con.

 

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KSweeley

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #14

This robot should go to conventions and the owner should observe the reactions of this robot when they are in various convention rooms.

 

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PeakPointMatrix

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #15

KSweeley said:

This robot should go to conventions and the owner should observe the reactions of this robot when they are in various convention rooms.

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PInk Tape

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #16

KSweeley said:

This robot should go to conventions and the owner should observe the reactions of this robot when they are in various convention rooms.

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I'd feel bad for the robot

 

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KSweeley

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #17

It would be interesting to observe the reactions if the owner of this robot goes to a room at a convention and the robot falls over and the owner yells "Something smells awful in here!!!"

 

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Maximo

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #18

PeakPointMatrix said:

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Simpsons truly has a gif for everything.

 

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VariantX

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #19

"What is my purpose??"

You smell people.

"Oh my god."

 

TissueBox

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #20

 

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Darksol

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #21

If this thing can reach salarymen's mouths it'll never stand again.

 

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Polioliolio

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #22

Puck Beaverton said:

I desperately need this. I'm so fucking paranoid about how I smell.

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Well now you'll never leave the house because the dog tells you how bad you wreak.

Better to live in some ignorant bliss.

 

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Izuna

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #23

This would replace the woman in my life.

Also, I'm sure this puppy could be lowkey racist depending on who it's made for.

 

Vestal

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #24

ggx2ac said:

FTFY:

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This going to replace deadpinochio.gif?

 

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ggx2ac

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #25

Vestal said:

This going to replace deadpinochio.gif?

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Only if people get the reference. So probably no.

 

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CosmicGroinPull

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #26

That's the total opposite of what I'm hoping for in terms of digitizing smells/scents.

 

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PuppetSlave

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #27

I thought hana was flower. I guess it is both

 

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PeakPointMatrix

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #28

Vestal said:

This going to replace deadpinochio.gif?

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If this was a gif maybe. We need to see it fall over.

 

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ggx2ac

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• Sep 26, 2017

• #29

PeakPointMatrix said:

If this was a gif maybe. We need to see it fall over.

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I found video of the dog falling over.

Start at around 30 seconds in the video: http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/AJ201708190001.html